How do the scores compare?

AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT scores 41.5/100 overall; Intel Arc B570 scores 43.6/100. AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT wins 3 individual spec rows, Intel Arc B570 wins 11.

What are the main differences between the AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT and the Intel Arc B570?

AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT advantages: Stronger compute score: 41 vs 36; 78% higher RT cores: 32 vs 18; 30% higher PassMark G3D: 16,000 vs 12,300. Intel Arc B570 advantages: Stronger Ray Tracing score: 29 vs 25; 48% higher bandwidth: 380 GB/s vs 256 GB/s; 41% higher 3DMark Speed Way: 2,600 vs 1,850; 29% lower process: 5 nm vs 7 nm; 25% higher VRAM: 10 GB vs 8 GB; Lower launch price: $219 vs $379.

Which is cheaper: AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT or Intel Arc B570?

Intel Arc B570 launched cheaper at $219, versus $379 for the AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT.

AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT vs Intel Arc B570

AMD

AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT

$379

WINNER

Intel

Intel Arc B570

$219

32.6Rasterization33.7

24.5Ray Tracing28.5

38.7Memoryspec-based46

88.9Efficiencyspec-based92.3

40.5Compute35.6

3 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT11 spec wins — Intel Arc B570

InnoReviews verdict

Intel Arc B570 wins this graphics card face-off, 43.6 to 41.5, pulling ahead mainly in Ray Tracing (+4) and rasterization (+1). AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT

Stronger compute score: 41 vs 36
78% higher RT cores: 32 vs 18
30% higher PassMark G3D: 16,000 vs 12,300

Reasons to pick the Intel Arc B570

Stronger Ray Tracing score: 29 vs 25
48% higher bandwidth: 380 GB/s vs 256 GB/s
41% higher 3DMark Speed Way: 2,600 vs 1,850
29% lower process: 5 nm vs 7 nm
25% higher VRAM: 10 GB vs 8 GB
Lower launch price: $219 vs $379

General

General comparison: AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT versus Intel Arc B570
Spec	AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT	Intel Arc B570
Announced	2021	2025
Architecture	RDNA 2	Xe2 (Battlemage)
Process	7 nm	5 nm+29%
TDP	160 W	150 W+6%
Power connector	1x 8-pin	1x 8-pin

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT versus Intel Arc B570
Spec	AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT	Intel Arc B570
Shading units	2,048	2,304+13%
RT cores	32+78%	18
Tensor / AI cores	—	144
Base clock	1,968 MHz	2,200 MHz+12%
Boost clock	2,589 MHz+4%	2,500 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT versus Intel Arc B570
Spec	AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT	Intel Arc B570
VRAM	8 GB	10 GB+25%
VRAM type	GDDR6	GDDR6
Bus width	128 bit	160 bit+25%
Bandwidth	256 GB/s	380 GB/s+48%

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT versus Intel Arc B570
Spec	AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT	Intel Arc B570
3DMark Time Spy	10,200Bottom 40%	11,600+14%Bottom 51%
3DMark Speed Way	1,850Bottom 8%	2,600+41%Bottom 27%
PassMark G3D	16,000+30%Bottom 41%	12,300Bottom 23%
1080p Ultra	88 fpsBottom 19%	88 fpsBottom 19%
1440p Ultra	62 fpsBottom 17%	62 fpsBottom 17%
4K Ultra	31 fpsBottom 17%	32 fps+3%Bottom 19%

Features

Features comparison: AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT versus Intel Arc B570
Spec	AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT	Intel Arc B570
Upscaling	FSR 3	XeSS 2

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